Sickest skate shop ever! Best customer service!!!! Ryan the Manager top notch - this place has it all! Had an issue with my on-line order and was contacted by Ryan, dude hooked it up. Haven't received this type of customer service in a long time. -Matt B. read more

We went to Socal to get a blank deck, Christian was so helpful and patient. He helped my son put on the grip, how to flatten it out and trim it. We'll go back for me gear as needed! read more

Had everything I needed for my son & I. The guys working there this day put both of our boards set up perfectly & timely. Great customer service! read more

I'm a 33 year old man who's wanted to skate for years without and previous experience. I decided to get a deck online and brought it in to the shop to build it. I went in being really self conscious and I'll-informed. I didn't get the sales guys name but he was awesome. He gave me a bunch of choices for everything, trucks, wheels, bearings, hardware, grip tape and didn't push anything on me. Taught me how to put it all together and answered all my questions. By the time I left, I felt ready to ride and work on my board as needed. Support your local skate shop if you want them to stick around. SoCal skate shop was the best and I'm definitely going back anytime I need help. Or if I just want to look around for that matter. read more

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Took my decades old roller skates in for bearings. They spent quite a bit of time trying to remove my old rusted ones. Very nice guys.

Amazing selection and very chill/helpful staff. I will definitely be going back. Love this shop.

I ordered my new skateboard online with this shop. They were one of the few I found that I could customize a Santa Cruz board. I found the deck I wanted and used there gold customizing feature and it turned out amazing! It gave me the option of swapping out any part I wanted. Also the option of being put together and shipped at no extra price was awesome. From the day I ordered it online it was waiting at my door less than 2 weeks later. They make it super easy to break an arm. LOL I will order from here again. read more

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Took my son here to get a new board. Staff was friendly and helpful. Great selection of decks, wheels, trucks as well as some clothes. Support this local business. read more

I bought this complete Skateboard on their website a few ago. It's a nice set up, but their employees need to be more honest. Asked which trucks were included. They told me, Indy 169's. Incorrect. They are Indy 159's. Other than that, I'm happy with my purchase. read more

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I came in to get a new board set up for my husband's birthday, and Mason was super helpful! He walked me through everything and helped me with the different options. Definitely recommend this place and will be back for sure! read more

Been skating almost my entire life and you guys are the best! I came in to buy my niece her first board for Xmas and you were so helpful. Thanks guys. I'll be back. read more

Awesome shop! Very cool and they have a little of everything- both retro and new boards. Came by to grab a few deck displays and if they hadn't been closing up, I'm sure I'd have grabbed a few new boards. Staff was really nice and helpful. Definitely will be back here. read more

HORRIBLE!!!!!!! This is the worst skateshop I have ever shopped at. DO NOT SHOP HERE!!! The staff is very rude and talked back when I called and didn't answer all my emails. If you order something from them they will charge you almost the same as the price of the order to return it. EVERY OTHER MAJOR ONLINE SKATEBOARD RETAILER THAT I KNOW OF OFFERS RETURN LABELS AND THERE IS NEVER ANY PROBLEM! THIS IS NOT HOW A BUSINESS SHOULD BE RUN!!!!!! EVER!!!! They seem to miss the whole point of customer service and online sales. Either stick to being a local shop or learn from Skatewarehouse or Tactics how things are done. read more

Mike and the entire staff are top shelf. The selection, pricing, service is outstanding, my favorite online store, thanks Socal! read more

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If you're looking for a local skateshop this is not it. I got my son's skateboards here to support local shops but now I wish I just went to Tillys or Zumiez. The after sale support here is terrible. I went in to get my kids skaters tuned (tighten trucks, grease wheels, etc..) and was going to buy some pads. The guy wanted me to buy the grease and tool to do it myself. What's the point of a local shop? I give props to the owner for transitioning more to an online business and less walk ins. That being said might as well go to box store where staff are more friendly and service oriented. Let Socalskate fully transition to online sales only. read more

Picked out items I was interested in online which I'm glad I did since a lot of their items are hidden in back of store. Not all things are on display. Workers were cool enough although they did seem eager to bail (close to closing time) and busy in convo with their friends so it seemed a hassle to help grab items so I can check them out in person. Suggestion: don't go close to closing hours. First few times I went they were already closed must have went home early. This was my 5th attempt and finally made it when it was open. Yay! They have some good prices compared to other skate shops if you're willing to browse through online and already know average prices on items you are seeking out. I spent way more than I expected but I will def be back again sometime soon. read more

Let me tell you, these guys are a first rate all inclusive skate shop! I placed an order online a few days ago. I get a call from Ryan because an item was not available. I was credited immediately and my package was delivered next day! That's some service. These guys are great at what they do, competitive pricing and fast delivery. You can't go wrong ordering with SoCal! read more

I admit I'm lazy but mostly too busy and rather just order online. This shop has a really big selection and prices are competitive if not better than most. I really like the search feature where it can break down into a specific search. Owner is quick to answer emails and sort out your order when you make a dumb mistake. Thanks again! read more

The shop had good selection and the team were very helpful. They were patient and made great recommendations according to what we were looking for. read more

Thanks to Ryan, Mike, and Gabriella for spec'ing and assembling my vintage Powell Peralta cruiser! read more

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Just went here to buy some kneepads with my son and the guy helping us was awesome. They had some old decks and parts that the boys were able to pick through and make a deck right there on the spot. Super epic and great service. read more

What a cool shop. My daughter bought her first skateboard and Mason took time to explain all the options and guided her to get dialed in with a sick custom set up. You're in good hands with SoCal Skate. The website is easy to use and you are also able to order boards, or customize them pretty easily. We opted to go into the store in order to have someone walk us through the options (wheel size/performance, trucks, and board brands) and make sure that we got the right size. We stopped by Dicks and Big 5 first but there was no comparison. Worth the drive to Mission Viejo. Spoke to the other guys working and it was great to see that they all really believed in the store, were 100% committed and super helpful to rookies and regular customers alike. read more

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I came in today (10/1/2019) to buy my first cruiser. Guy at the desk was super helpful and knowledgable. He went through different deck shapes, wheel sizes, etc... and also showed me all the complete builds he had in stock. I ended up choosing a Santa Cruz cruiser and already love it and will definitely come back in the future for a custom build. Thanks SoCal Skateshop! read more

SkateShop. Guys here are soooo cool, nice and helpful. The inventory here breathtaking. So many options in stock, make sore you have something in mind or spare the time. Anyway, the experience was very positive. read more

Found a dope dogtown hat online for a gift for father in law, so excited for it to get here!!

Me and my friend are just starting to learn how to skate, my friend bought a skateboard and Gabriela was very helpful in helping him select a good board to start with. The gentleman in the back also helped my with my trucks. Gabriela was very welcoming and has great customer service skills. Would highly recommend shopping at Socal skateshop. The prices are reasonable too. Thanks Gabriela! read more

Due to Covid, I've been doing all my shopping online. SoCal has been more than accommodating with all my skateboard needs. Nothing but high praises from me. I recently lost an email for my last purchase and Ryan went far and beyond to help me out. Kudos to the gang at SoCal read more

I have been going to skateboard shops since the 80's. SoCal skateshop is amazing! Highly recommended it.

This place was awesome with Evan today. Hooked him up with a whole new setup, since he was using Cam's old board. Gave him a whole bunch of stickers, made good recommendations, and were just all-around good guys. Thanks SoCal! read more

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Not sure why these guys even list their hours since they are not accurate. This is the 3rd out of 4 times that they were closed to local retail sales during their regular "business hours". Glad I called this time instead of driving there. Also, when they actually were open for walk-ins and I was able to purchase my son's first skateboard, the sales guy put minimal effort into assisting me. He basically pulled up their website and suggested I pick one from there. Wow. Thanks, guy. I guess I could've just stayed home and ordered from Amazon. I was really hoping to support a local business instead, but maybe this one just isn't the right one. NOTE: They deleted my post on their FB page basically saying the same thing I'm posting here. read more

Seems alright,and maybe I'll give it a second chance. Went in on a Monday at 4:00pm (I finished working my job at 3:30) and wanted to buy a helmet and pads. A person quickly greeted us, not really enthusiastically, and I went to the helmets and pads section. A young sales associate came up to me quickly and asked if I needed any help today, and I said "yeah, I think so! I just started skating so I'm looking to buy a helmet and pads." He said he'd help us but he has to help someone before us, totally understandable. There were a bit of customers coming in and out so we understood having to wait a little to get help. However, this worker behind us just kinda kept talking about how they're closing soon and how people come and not really finishing what he really wants to say about it... it kind of felt like he was hinting at us to leave as he was saying this to a customer while setting up their board. No hate to the young sales associate tho who wanted to help us, he just had to help a customer before us. We just felt like we had to leave since it had been maybe 20-30 minutes of waiting to get helped and the worker behind us saying that stuff read more

Super helpful. Awesome shop. Cant wait to get back on a board after quite a few years (and quite a few extra pounds, haha).

I went into the shop as a beginner skater. I was looking for help and that's exactly what I got. Staff was very friendly and informative. Thanx! read more

Good local skate shop with amazing inventory. There's literally nothing you can't find there. Down side is that I can't tell you how many times I showed up there at 4:15-4:30pm to find the door closed when their website says they are open till 5pm. Today, there was 4 of us at the door now on our way to Focus in Lake Forest. Long story short, make sure you call before showing up or get your stuff online/delivered. read more

I had a good experience at Socal skate shop. I dealt with Shreddy and he was great help. He showed me how I can custom build me own skateboard on line and they would put it together. You have option of them shipping it or u can pick it up. While building my board I had questions about wheels and bearings. I called up Shreddy and he gave me some options for how I skate. I decided to pick up my board. Shreddy did an awesome job putting it together. I was happy and everything went smooth. Thanks Shreddy. read more

This is THE shop! I live in SF but had an old sector 9 longboard from college at my parent house in BAD shape, like 2 different sets of wheels on the front vs back type-bad. Wanted to get it revamped when I was in town and bring it back up to its former glory days of cruising. Called in and they held some butterballs for me, when I walked a few days later in they like knew I was the guy who wanted em. They popped em on with some reds super quickly at no extra cost and even hooked me up with a sector9 hat on the way out. Customer service off the charts, thanks dudes! You rock, much appreciated. read more

I really like this shop! Walking in they were really friendly and seem to have a big selection of boards. My girlfriend and I were looking for penny boards and the guys here were really helpful and friendly. They got us all set up We had got everything for her board but when I went to put it together one of the bolts from the hardware were missing. I later called them and they were so friendly and told me that they would take care of it. Unfortunately we aren't from Cali so we couldn't go back there to exchange them for a new set, so they said they'd mail it to us. A couple days later we received them in the mail like promised! We are super pleased and will be buying from them again! read more

This is my favorite Skateshop ever if has great service and the workers are very helpful nice and patient they have helped me with all of my boards and I will keep getting boards there great Skateshop. read more

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WOW! Crazy good customer service! Mike and his crew are awesome - ordered a new complete for son's bday and since it's Covid, was worried it wouldn't arrive in time. Mike emailed me personally and said he'd make sure. BOOM, next day it's here! Even one of his guys followed up on a Sunday no less to make sure all was good. We're local and now you have a customer(s) for life. Thanks Socal! -Dan p.s. Kid loves the new board too! read more

These guys have the best customer service I've ever experienced, that for one Is very rare to cross along with the fact they werent frustrated or annoyed even though I kept messaging them about my order and being pessimistic. I honestly wouldn't shop at any other skateshop. Socal is the way to go. read more